As the Audiobook industry adjusts to the new normal due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, many publishers and their suppliers are adopting the (work from home) model. Narrators are tasked with recording from their home studios more than ever before. Along with this new mode of operation comes the potential for inconsistencies in the audio quality delivered to the post-production houses. Booktrack offers three things to keep in mind when recording from home.

Keith McCarthy narrates audiobooks and educational texts from his home studio on Boston's North Shore. He specializes in middle grade and YA fiction, history/other non-fiction, and he narrates romances under the pseudonym, Lance Adams. Keith joined the APA hoping to attend APAC, do some networking, and expand his narration skills.

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